Got Bangkok

The Thailand Pet Expo 2010 was filled with tons of people today, Saturday July 24th. Every aisle was jam packed and there were mini traffic jams of people, pets, big dogs, little dogs and pet strollers. It was a lot of fun, to see everyone’s beautiful animals, whether it was the big huskies and great danes, or the most popular little dogs like the pommeranian (poms).

The fashion show was nice, with young models modeling cute new dog handbags and even had a show of some hip hop dancers and a dog riding in an automatic car!

I would like to thank Boonma (www.boonma.com) Moving and storage company for giving us our cute little stuffed animal teddy bear, and to all the exhibitors for putting a great show, all the fans and customers for showing great support for these wonderful little cuties and also, thank you to the animals, pets are a great friend and family member to all of us, if you give a pet the chance, they will love you unconditionally for the rest of your life!

Also, please support The Society for Promotion of Animal Welfare, SCAD Bangkok, and PETA Asia Pacific (PAP)

I just can’t get enough of these thai style instant noodles. For example these extra spicy YumYum Thai Spicy instant noodles, this is Tom Yum Kung flavour. Aroi mak mak!

I’m pretty sure Mama soup noodles are the most comment and popular in Thailand, but I decided to try this YumYum brand since they have the extra spicy looking container, and they are delicious!!!

/end ranting

Pet Expo Thailand 2010

Organizer: N.C.C. Exhibition Organizer Co., Ltd. (Phone +66 (0) 2 203 4281)
Where: Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC)
When: July 22 – 25, 10am – 8pm
Website Info: http://www.petexpothailand.net

The 10th anniversary of the Pet Expo Thailand 2010 is being held at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC). If you have pets and care to make sure they have the best life possible, this will be a great opportunity for you to get out there and see some of the top quality pet foods, pet care, pet hospitals, and pet information in Bangkok, Thailand. This will be a great event and learning experience for everyone in Bangkok

For more events at QSNCC you can check their website http://www.qsncc.com
pics coming soon

I’ll be there taking pictures today 🙂 If any questions or requests please let me know by contacting me here

Beirut Lebanese Restaurant
“Best lebanese food in Bangkok”
Open everyday 10:00am – 12:00am
Website: none
Call: 02 632-7448, 02 632-7054 (Silom Branch)
Address: Silom Branch, Silom 64 Building, 1 Floor, Silom Road, Bangkok 10500 (there are 2 more branches in Ploenchit and Bumrungrad Hospital)

Beirut is definitely 1 of my favorite restaurants in Bangkok. I have to admit, when I arrived to Beirut restaurant my friend and I were totally hiw kaw (hungry) but when you see this menu, it’s massive filled with tons of great middle eastern options. The service is great, the food is wonderful and the location couldn’t be better, very convenient in the heart of the Bangkok tourism area Silom road and Patpong area.

The Menu: The Beirut menu is just crazy awesome! We took about 20 minutes just trying to decide what to get, there are too many GREAT options. We ended up going nuts, ordering a lot of foods! The menu has everything from lebanese foods, burgers and fries, fish and chips and many sales, soups, dips, and others! You will be awe’d with their size of menu
What I Ate: There were too many great choices to choose from, but we ended up ordering the Motabel aka Baba ghanouj, Muhummara, Fatouche, Falafel Sandwich, Pita breads, Shich Taouk with rice, and Shawarma Chicken with french fries. We ate it ALL! Beirut will get my vote as top 5 restaurants in Bangkok that I’ve tried so far
The Staff: The staff was nice and took our large order with only memory, no pen and paper, he got everything correct 100%
The Bathroom: I didn’t see any restrooms here, but there is a hand washing area in this Silom branch

Conclusion: In conclusion, Beirut is now amongst my top 5 favorite restaurants in Bangkok, and I’ll be going back there on a regular basis, I can see why Beirut is the top seller on the popular Bangkok food delivery website Food By Phone

Extras:

Her name is Blacky, she’s 3 years old and she’s volunteered to be the official Got Bangkok mascot!

Thank you Blacky, you are big, black and beautiful!

Please support SCAD Bangkok. SCAD (Soi Cat and Dog) has been around since 2002 and its intentions is to vaccinate and spay/neuter stray cats and dogs in the streets of Bangkok. If you have free time please volunteer to help these animals and if you have extra money please donate to help these animals get proper food and care. Or even better yet, please ADOPT an animal.

Visit theire website at http://www.scadbangkok.com

According to this article on Bangkok Post, Bangkok has been rated as the #1 best city in the world.
Bkk Post article HERE.
Popular travel magazine and website “Travel and Leisure” aka travelandleisure.com is the source of this.

1. Bangkok, Thailand <<<<<———- 🙂
   
2. Chiang Mai, Thailand
3. Florence, Italy
4. San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
5. Rome, Italy

The official full listing is here http://www.travelandleisure.com/worldsbest/2010/cities

Some random BKK pictures that we’ve taken:

Soi 8 Pub and Restaurant
“Bangkoks most successful family pub and restaurant”
Open everyday 8:00am – 1:00am
Website: http://www.soi8.net
Call: 02 6533144
Address: Soi 8 Sukhumvit (Nana BTS Station)

Thailand has some of the best ethnic food in the world, so living in Bangkok is such a treat! But sometimes being a farang living in Thailand, you wake up with a feeling to have one of those HUGE breakfasts from back home, like English or American style breakfast, well Soi 8 Pub and Restaurant is the perfect place to go if you have a sudden urge like I had this morning! You will get a big breakfast that you most likely cannot even finish! Not only do they have breakfast but also sandwiches, steaks, burgers, pastas, some seafood, meat pies, soups and salads and even quite a few good thai dishes. Soi 8 Pub has the longest happy hour in all of Thailand, from 8am til 7pm, buy 1 get 1 free. And every weekend have an awesome blues band playing. You’ll really enjoy Soi 8 Pub and Restaurant if you’re looking for a nice breakfast, lunch, or dinner, or for a nice night out with the buddies.

The Menu: Big hearty breakfasts, awesome sandwiches and burgers for lunch, and seafoods and steaks for dinner
What I Ate: I had their famous English Breakfast, with 2 eggs any style, toast and butter, baked beans, grilled tomato, thick slices of bacon, 2 huge sausages, and yummy potatoes. This breakfast is too large for any normal person to finish alone, you will see, and it’s very delicioius!
The Staff: Friendly staff that speaks English very well
The Bathroom: +1 vote for clean bathrooms

Conclusion: Soi 8 Pub and Restaurant is fun for any occasion, for weekend out drinking beers, or for big massive meals, you will enjoy this great location and great bar and restaurant in the heart of Bangkok and Sukhumvit

Extras: Live Music at Soi 8 Friday & Saturday 9.30pm – 12.30am, Groove Rich Blues with ‘Blue on Blues’. Soi 8 Pub also has the longest happy hour from 8am til 7pm every single day!!! Buy one get one FREE!